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''''Galway Joe' Dolan''' (born in [[1942]], in [[Galway]], [[Co Galway]], [[Eire]] died 7 January 2008). |
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''' Joseph "Galway Joe" Dolan''' (25 May 1942 – 7 January 2008) was an Irish musician, songwriter and artist. Known as "Galway Joe" to distinguish him from [[Joe Dolan]] of [[Mullingar]], he was born in [[Galway]], [[County Galway]], Ireland. |
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Dolan was an arts student in [[Dublin]] before becoming involved in the [[Irish showband]]s of the 1960s, playing guitar with The Capitol Showband and The Swingtime Aces.<ref name="capp">{{cite web|url=http://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/capitolf.htm|title=The Capitol Showband (1960–1972)|publisher=GMS Productions|work=Showbands|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="send">{{cite book|title=Send 'Em Home Sweatin': The Showband Story|publisher=Mercier Press; Revised edition (31 December 2000)|author=Power, Vincent|year=2000 |location=Cork|isbn=978-1-85635-330-4}}</ref> |
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[[Musician]] and [[artist]], Dolan was known as 'Galway Joe' Dolan to distinguish him from [[Joe Dolan]] of [[Mullingar]]. He was an Arts Student in [[Dublin]] before becomeing involved in the [[Irish showbands]] of the 1960s, playing with The Capitol Showband and The Swingtime Aces. |
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He is best known as one of the three founding members of the highly influential folk |
He is best known as one of the three founding members, together with [[Andy Irvine (musician)|Andy Irvine]] and [[Johnny Moynihan]], of the highly influential [[folk music|folk]] group [[Sweeney's Men]], which was formed in Galway in May 1966; Dolan also chose the group's name. Sweeney's Men invigorated the Irish folk scene, and had an unexpected Irish top 10 hit with "Old Maid in the Garret" in 1967.<ref>''Irish Folk, Trad and Blues: A Secret History'', Colin Harper and Trevor Hodgett, p. 2005.<!-- publisher; ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref> |
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The week "Old Maid in the Garret" was in the Top Ten, Dolan left the band to go to [[Israel]] with the intention of taking part in the [[Six-Day War]]. Later on, Des Kelly—Sweeney's Men's manager—joked that Dolan had arrived on the seventh day,<ref name="O'Toole">{{cite book|last=O'Toole|first=Leagues|year=2006|title=The Humours of Planxty|location=Ireland|publisher= Hodder Headline|isbn=0-340-83796-9}}</ref>{{rp|72}} "but it took him a year to get down there".<ref name="Moore">{{cite book|last=Moore|first= Christy|year=2003|orig-year=First published 2000|title=One Voice|location=London|publisher= Lir/Hodder and Stoughton|isbn=978-0-340-83073-4}}</ref>{{rp|91}} He wrote the song "The Trip to Jerusalem" about his journey there, which was later recorded by [[Christy Moore]] in 1978 on the album ''[[The Iron Behind the Velvet]]''.<ref name="Moore"/>{{rp|90–91}} |
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Though he dropped professional music in favour of painting, Joe continued to compose robust, bitter-sweet songs, generously distributing tapes to anyone who was interested and still playing in impromptu sessions. [[Christy Moore]] recorded Trip to Jerusalem and The Foxy Devil; [[The Dubliners]] did Nelson's Farewell; and the trio Ardvarna released a beautiful version of Mayfly Days, which evokes Joe's rural childhood. |
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In that album's sleeve notes, Moore quoted Dolan's explanation of the genesis of the song:{{quote box|border=none|fontsize=90%|quote=I wrote this song in my salad days (back in 1965){{sic}} when I worked on an archeological expedition to [[Masada]] in the Negev desert. I was on general duty on top of the mountain with a walkie-talkie and a weapon and the temperature was about 120 degrees in the shade. I was thinking of how I'd got there.|salign=right|source=—Sleeve notes from ''The Iron Behind the Velvet''.<ref name="MooreIron">Sleeve notes from ''The Iron Behind the Velvet'', Tara Records, TARA 2002, 1978.</ref>}} |
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He wrote an autobiography, Lost Miles and Broken Strings, thus far unpublished. A definitive recording of his collected songs is also unreleased. |
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His song "The Foxy Devil" was also recorded by Moore on the same album. The Dubliners covered "Nelson's Farewell", which was a hit in Ireland, and the trio Ardvarna released a beautiful version of "Mayfly Days".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/mar/26/obituaries.mainsection1|title=Obituary – 'Galway' Joe Dolan|author=John Rabbetts|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=26 March 2008|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> |
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Galway Joe quit the band to travel to [[Israel]] to take part in the [[Six-Day War]]. For many years after he was presumed to have been killed in the fighting, but in fact never reached [[Israel]] at all. It was joked that Dolan arrived on the seventh day. |
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Dolan subsequently dropped professional music in favour of painting, but continued to compose and would pass on [[cassette tape|tapes]] to anyone who was interested. He continued to play in local sessions.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} |
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Dolan died of cancer in [[2007]], survived by his son Andy and sister Chris. |
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Dolan died of cancer in January 2008, {{Where|date=December 2016}} survived by his son Andy, sister Chris (Christine), brother-in-law Wim, and nieces Eileen and Jessica. His autobiography, ''Lost Miles and Broken Strings'', has not yet been published.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} |
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* http://www.colin-harper.com/page12/page7/index.html |
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* ''Irish Folk, Trad And Blues: A Secret History'', Colin Harper and Trevor Hodgett, [[2005]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 5 December 2024
Joseph "Galway Joe" Dolan (25 May 1942 – 7 January 2008) was an Irish musician, songwriter and artist. Known as "Galway Joe" to distinguish him from Joe Dolan of Mullingar, he was born in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.
Dolan was an arts student in Dublin before becoming involved in the Irish showbands of the 1960s, playing guitar with The Capitol Showband and The Swingtime Aces.[1][2]
He is best known as one of the three founding members, together with Andy Irvine and Johnny Moynihan, of the highly influential folk group Sweeney's Men, which was formed in Galway in May 1966; Dolan also chose the group's name. Sweeney's Men invigorated the Irish folk scene, and had an unexpected Irish top 10 hit with "Old Maid in the Garret" in 1967.[3]
The week "Old Maid in the Garret" was in the Top Ten, Dolan left the band to go to Israel with the intention of taking part in the Six-Day War. Later on, Des Kelly—Sweeney's Men's manager—joked that Dolan had arrived on the seventh day,[4]: 72 "but it took him a year to get down there".[5]: 91 He wrote the song "The Trip to Jerusalem" about his journey there, which was later recorded by Christy Moore in 1978 on the album The Iron Behind the Velvet.[5]: 90–91
In that album's sleeve notes, Moore quoted Dolan's explanation of the genesis of the song:
I wrote this song in my salad days (back in 1965) [sic] when I worked on an archeological expedition to Masada in the Negev desert. I was on general duty on top of the mountain with a walkie-talkie and a weapon and the temperature was about 120 degrees in the shade. I was thinking of how I'd got there.
His song "The Foxy Devil" was also recorded by Moore on the same album. The Dubliners covered "Nelson's Farewell", which was a hit in Ireland, and the trio Ardvarna released a beautiful version of "Mayfly Days".[7]
Dolan subsequently dropped professional music in favour of painting, but continued to compose and would pass on tapes to anyone who was interested. He continued to play in local sessions.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Dolan died of cancer in January 2008, [where?] survived by his son Andy, sister Chris (Christine), brother-in-law Wim, and nieces Eileen and Jessica. His autobiography, Lost Miles and Broken Strings, has not yet been published.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Capitol Showband (1960–1972)". Showbands. GMS Productions. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ Power, Vincent (2000). Send 'Em Home Sweatin': The Showband Story. Cork: Mercier Press; Revised edition (31 December 2000). ISBN 978-1-85635-330-4.
- ^ Irish Folk, Trad and Blues: A Secret History, Colin Harper and Trevor Hodgett, p. 2005.
- ^ O'Toole, Leagues (2006). The Humours of Planxty. Ireland: Hodder Headline. ISBN 0-340-83796-9.
- ^ a b Moore, Christy (2003) [First published 2000]. One Voice. London: Lir/Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-83073-4.
- ^ Sleeve notes from The Iron Behind the Velvet, Tara Records, TARA 2002, 1978.
- ^ John Rabbetts (26 March 2008). "Obituary – 'Galway' Joe Dolan". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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